Sports Personality of The Year 2010
McCoy was awarded the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, ahead of darts player Phil Taylor and heptathlete Jessica Ennis who finished second and third place respectively. McCoy's win in the 2010 Grand National at his 15th attempt on board the Jonjo O'Neill trained Don't Push It was seen to be the main contributing factor to his win. He was presented with the award by Andrew Flintoff then Arsenal Captain Cesc Fabregas and during his acceptance speech McCoy joked that he will be "that idiot in the crowd shouting at him" when he next goes to watch Arsenal play.
McCoy was made the bookmakers' favourite for the award after his Grand National victory, however there were concerns that those beyond the horse racing fraternity may not fully understand his incredible achievements in racing and subsequently decide to vote for other contenders from 'mainstream' sports. However, these fears were allayed as McCoy received 293,152 votes, which was more than former winners Zara Phillips (2006), Joe Calzaghe (2007), Sir Chris Hoy (2008) or Ryan Giggs (2009). McCoy’s percentage of the vote was 42% which was also higher than any of his four predecessors and made him one of the most clear-cut winners of the award in recent history.
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